PSYCHOSOCIAL

ACTIVITIES
FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RESILIENCE IN CHILDREN
RESILIENCE - is the process and
outcome of successfully adapting to
difficult or challenging life experiences,
especially through mental, emotional, and
behavioral flexibility and adjustment to
external and internal demands.
 THREE RESILIENCE
FACTORS
 I HAVE Factor
 I AM Factor
 I CAN Factor
“I HAVE” FACTOR
- this are the factors that emphasizes the foundation
of the children

 Trusting relationships
 Structure and rules at home
 Role models
 Encouragement to be autonomous
 Access to health, education, welfare, and security
services
 “I AM” FACTOR
- factors are feelings, attitudes, and beliefs within
children; these are their internal and personal
strengths.

 Lovable and having an appealing temperament

 Loving, empathetic, and altruistic
 Proud of self
 Autonomous and responsible
 Filled with hope, faith, and trust
 “I CAN” FACTOR
- this are social and interpersonal skills which they
learn through interaction with others or from others’
teaching or modeling. It includes the interpersonal
skills:

 Communication
 Problem-Solving
 Managing feelings and impulses
 Gauging the temperament of self and others
 Seeking trusting relationship
DIFFERENT FACTORS SIGNIFICANT
TO CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT
 Family/Caregiver are primary sources of love, care, and
protection
 Community is a secondary source. The school, teachers,
and staff have a significant role in influencing well-being
 Culture and Society is a tertiary source that affects the
community, family, and child through different beliefs,
practices, and resources.
 Risk Factors are elements that increase a child’s
susceptibility to a decrease in well-being and resilience.
 Protective Factors are elements that reinforce a child’s
healthy development, well-being, and resilience
HOW TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN
PROTECTIVE FACTORS?
Nurture parental resilience
Maintain social connections
Access to child development and
parenting resources
Raising social and emotional
competence of children